as in needles
a slender hollow instrument by which material is put into or taken from the body through the skin
the syringe the nurse was leveling at my arm looked to me to be at least 10 inches long
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The suit notes that wood, dirt and pine needles generally do not show up on X-rays.—
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12 May 2026 -
Particularly fire-prone plants include eucalyptus, acacia, evergreens with fine needles, pampas grass and palms.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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“Syringes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syringes. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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